Blue Mondays Bristol

Blue Mondays Bristol

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Welcome to Blue Mondays, the night dedicated to spreading blues dancing in Bristol! Don't know what blues dancing is? If this is your first time then it's free.

Every Monday at Small Bar, King St. πŸ“Œ [B.H. πŸ“† check here for updates]️ ⏰️ Class 7:30-8:30pm +️ Social (open to all) 'till 10:30pm 🍻 Every 1st Monday: Fundamentals class 🩰 Beginners-friendly, everyone is welcome! 🌈 Come join us for some bluesy fun! πŸ’™ Well, here's a great intro video by our friends in Paris! https://youtu.be/rpVoCEixMSo

We're a community of dancers in Bristol who meet every Monday

07/06/2026

β˜€οΈ Next Class + Social TOMORROW: Monday 8th June β˜€οΈ

Looks like the weather will be somewhat damp and cool tomorrow, which has been scientifically proven to be the ideal conditions for blues dancing. Join us for some dance nerdery! Continuing on from last week's lesson, Richard and Ana will be diving deeper into turns, stretches and playing with variations.

Also, don't forget that we have the amazing KOSTA BURGESS playing for us live on Saturday 27th June!

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

29/05/2026

β˜€οΈ Classes in June β˜€οΈ

We’re back in Small Bar next Monday for our monthly beginner-friendly fundamentals class with Tris and Ana! If you’re new to blues dancing or want to brush up your basics, this is a perfect class to jump into.

Join us after for social dancing until 10:30pm 🎢

Monday 1st June
πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 9pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

23/05/2026

β˜€οΈ Next Class and Social: Monday 25th May β˜€οΈ

It’s gonna be a hot hot hot bank holiday πŸ₯΅ but we’ll still be dancing the blues!! Eylem will be a leading class introducing west coast blues, and we’ll still have our two hours of social dancing. HOWEVER - Small Bar gets pretty toasty so we’ll **most likely** be at the bandstand in Castle Park. Updates to follow!

πŸ“ Bandstand, Castle Park
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

18/05/2026

Here ye, here ye! πŸ“£ Blue Mondays LIVE is making a comeback! πŸ“£

On Saturday 27th of June, the one and only *Kosta Burgess* will be playing his gorgeous tunes for us in the shady grove of the Hideout. It’s gonna be a great time.

If you want to brush up your blues dancing, have never danced before, or want to invite a friend we’ve got a taster class before hand to help you out! ✨

Class at 7.30pm, live music at 9pm, event finishes at 11.30pm!

Sliding scale tickets as usual, or pay what you can, we just want to dance with you πŸ’™

πŸ“The Hideout, the Greenhouse, BS3 4NA

🎫 Snap up your tickets here: https://hdfst.uk/e154506

16/05/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐂π₯𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 π’π¨πœπ’πšπ₯: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 πŸπŸ–π­π‘ 𝐌𝐚𝐲

May is moving right along, and our teacher rotations are changing almost as quick as the weather!

Eylem and Genna will be back to cover your classes next Monday, delving into ✨ jazz blues ✨- it’s history, prominent artists and rhythm variations.

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

08/05/2026

✨ Next Class and Social: Monday 11th May ✨

Building off of last week’s basics, Richard and Ana are teaming up to teach your next class on turn variations! Stay afterwards for two hours of social dancing to practice everything you’ve learntπŸ•Ί

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

01/05/2026

🌸 𝐂π₯𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 🌸

We’ve got two fab teachers covering your classes this month! Richard will be covering the first two weeks, including our extended beginner’s class this coming Monday. This feature-length fundamentals class will focus on turns, looking at how frame and stretch affect how they feel and look.

Eylem will cover the second half of this month so stay tuned for updates on upcoming classes!

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 πŸ’π­π‘ 𝐌𝐚𝐲
πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 9pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

24/04/2026

⚑ Next Class and Social: Monday 27th April ⚑

Last week we covered the basics of the Chicago triple idiom to early Chicago Blues, and this week we’re going electric! Eylem is back to wrap up the month with a class on the development of Chicago’s urban blues, and how it changed the dancing. Don’t miss out! 🎢

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

17/04/2026

✨ Next Class and Social: Monday 20th April ✨

Genna will be covering for Eylem next week with a class all about triple steps! We’ll be listening to early Chicago Blues and practicing some fun footwork which is really useful when the tempo starts to pick up. As usual, stay for our 2 hour social afterwards 🎢

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:30pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

hdfst.uk

Blue Mondays - Weekly Blues Dancing at Small Bar 10/04/2026

✨ Next Class and Social: Monday 13th April✨

Join us for Eylem’s next class focused on delta blues, learning about classic idiom dances and musicians. Stay afterwards for 2 hours of social dancing 🎢

πŸ“ Upstairs at Small Bar, King Street
⏰ 7:30pm class | 8:309pm social
πŸ’΅ Β£5 class or social Β· Β£8 for both Β· pay what you can

Tickets on the door or on Headfirst:

Blue Mondays - Weekly Blues Dancing at Small Bar Join us for an evening of blues dancing! We'll kick it off with a 1h dance lesson (all levels welcome) at 7:30pm, followed by 2h of social dancing to music curated by our local DJs. Brand new to dancing? Join our beginner's class on the first Monday of every month. [This is a relatively small event....

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Monday 7:30pm - 10:30pm